Improvement in pencil-gases



WILLIAM MAGLN'N; 0F' NEW Y'OR'ILN, Y.'

Letters Paten-t No. 77,062, dated Apr'l v'21, '1:8687

IMPROVEMENT IN rr'Bielli-cases,-

@Ltttemlt wenn tri-'in 'time tvetta @time standing part uf tte anun.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: L- 4 Be it'lcnown that ,W1LLIAM MIAGINN, of the city, county, and State of New York, bav'e'invcntedneir and useful Improvements in Peu and Pencil-Cases; and I do'lhereby declare that tbe following is a' full, clear,4 and exact description thereof', which will enable'tllose skilled in theart to makeand' use the Same, vrefee'uce being had to the -accompanying drawings, forming partrof thisv speciiication, in which- I Figure 1v is a side view of my improvements. v Figurey2 is a .Side view of .the w-halebone cylinder. Figure S is a crossfsctio'nof thesame. y Y y Similar letters of referenccindicate .corresponding parts; h v This invention consists in the employment of a cylinder, of rvlialebone, as shown at a between the metal ends b of a. pencil-case, Wherebyiit servjesit enclose the metal barrel, containing the mechanism for protruding the lead-holder d, and simulates`-tle appearance of bar d rubber, heretofore used, which material is,expensive, and liable to crack in cold Weather. A

The wlialebone is susceptible of a variety of ornamental configurations, and takes on a liigb'polisb,

v-is more durable than 'the polishon hard rubber,

The whalebone cylinders are bored ont and turncdoi on a mandrel, and may be made, ,'Witbitbopr'cper machinery, very rapidly,`thereby lesseninggl thefcost'of the complete pencil-cases.

, Another limportant"adrantage of thelwhalebpne is, that containing no sulphur, does not oxidizc the gold or silver ends ofthe case, as doesV the hard rubber, by reason of the sulphur contained therein.

l I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent An article of manufacture, consisting of a pencil-casm'having wbalebo'n cylinders @substantially as sliown and described and for the purposes set forth. l A l The above specification of my invention signed me, vthis 19th day of Eebruary, 18,68.

WILLIAM MAGINN. Witnesses THEO. Fsons, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

